June 11, 2015, 1:42PM

June 05, 2015, 10:34AM

It will be fascinating to see this drama play out over the next 17 months, as the outsized field of GOP presidential candidates deals with ongoing questions concerning liberty and security. Full story »

June 01, 2015, 12:20PM

A House-passed bill would have authorized the phone companies to retain the metadata for 18 months and would have allowed authorities to access that information only after obtaining a court order. The bill wasn't perfect, but it represented a fair, reasoned middle ground. Full story »

May 11, 2015, 11:50AM

Since details of the vast program were revealed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden nearly two years ago, there's been much talk, but little action. Now, finally, something might change. Full story »

March 18, 2014, 7:27AM

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., the author of the Patriot Act, the law that granted vast surveillance powers to the federal government following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, called the CIA’s maneuverings “almost Nixonian.” Full story »

March 22, 2013, 10:45AM

May 27, 2011, 5:15AM

Congress on Thursday passed a four-year extension of post-Sept. 11 powers to search records and conduct roving wiretaps in pursuit of terrorists. Votes taken in rapid succession in the Senate and House came after lawmakers rejected attempts to temper the law enforcement powers to ensure that individual liberties are not abused. Full story »